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Vincentian Prayer Images: Charity AND Justice
by John Freund, CM | September 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Vincent saw the bigger picture than just that presented by an immediate need!
Seeing Better and Systemic Change
by Jim Claffey | August 23, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Does charity choke justice? On the Limits of Charity (part 2)
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Does charity choke justice? On the Limits of Charity (part 1)
by John Freund, CM | August 9, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Does charity choke justice – Limits of Charity – David Hilfiker, a veteran of decades of direct service with the poor, raised questions 15 years ago that are still relevant today .
Limping along – rethinking “running to put out a fire”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Today, as we hear the cry of your abandoned children, may we run to their assistance” as someone who runs to put out a fire”. May we not limp along favoring one leg.
Intersections
by Jim Claffey | Jun 28, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
“Those on top, like politicians and church leaders, talk a lot about peace, but not about justice, because speaking of...
Charity Federation at the UN
by John Freund, CM | Apr 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
From the NGO News of the Sisters of Charity Federation.... "The Commission on the Status of Women meeting took place in March, with Rosita and Jyoti, our interns from Nepal and India respectively, attending more than 30 side events. After the meeting, they left to...
Homeless Action Week – model for others?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty & Homelessness Action Week has been running each year since 2008. It brings together two special Sundays which have been marked in UK churches for many years: Homelessness Sunday and Poverty Action Sunday. See their suggestions for action each day of this...